Conversations ABC listen
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- Society & Culture
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Spend an hour in someone else's life. Conversations draws you deeper into the life story of someone you may have heard about, but never met.
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A portrait of Peter Dutton
Writer Lech Blaine on Peter Dutton, the former policeman who became the leader of the Liberal Party of Australia
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The secret life of slime mould
Scientist Tanya Latty on how a single-cell organism, slime mould, can solve complex problems in some remarkable ways (R)
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Bettany Hughes takes you to the hottest sightseeing spots of the ancient world
What was on the "must-see" lists for tourists in 200 BCE? From the Hanging Gardens of Babylon to the Great Pyramids at Giza, historian Bettany Hughes is your tour guide through the seven wonders of the ancient world
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Finding a new version of family
Journalist Marina Kamenev on the changing story of our families in the 21st century (CW: discusses donor conception)
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Louise Milligan on justice, family and Ireland
The investigative reporter reflects on her beloved Ringsend relatives and what drives her work holding powerful organisations to account (CW: discussion of suicide and confronting material)
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Tom Gleeson: the hard man of Australian comedy
Tom Gleeson discovered and honed his distinctively caustic, laconic style of humour in some unlikely places (R)